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Tennessee Governor's Mansion on West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, n.d.

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Title	Tennessee Governor's Mansion on West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, n.d.
Personal name	Taylor, Alfred Alexander, 1848-1931--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville; Horton, Henry Hollis, 1866-1934--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville; Peay, Austin, 1876-1927--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville; McAlister, Hill, 1875-1959--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville; Browning, Gordon W., 1895-1976--Tennessee--Nashville; Cooper, Prentice, 1895-1969--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville; McCord, Jim Nance--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville; Cheek family
Corporate name	Governor's Mansion (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Architects--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Mansions--Tennessee--Nashville Governors--Dwellings--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture, Domestic--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources West End Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	An undated photograph of the second governor's mansion located at 2118 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. The squarish, buff-colored brick structure was originally a residence built by C. T. Cheek, a wealthy wholesale grocer, circa 1910. It was noted for its leaded glass doors and windows and its handsome Palladian dormer window. The state first rented and then purchased the property in 1923. This mansion housed governors Alf Taylor, Austin Peay, Henry Horton, Hill McAlister, Gordon Browning, Prentice Cooper and Jim McCord from 1921 to 1949. Jim Nance McCord was the last governor to live in the executive mansion. The old edifice soon became in need of multiple repairs in an area that was "going commercial." The structure was razed circa June 1979 to make way for a fried chicken restaurant (Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken). Photographed by the Nashville architect Charles Wesley Warterfield, Jr. (1926-1998); the architectural photograph forms part of the Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection. Gift of: The Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. The original is a 35 mm color transparency (2 x 2 in. slide mount).
Creator	Warterfield, Charles W. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F.A.I.A. (Donor)
Date	19--
Type	Still Image; Slides; Photographs; Architectural photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	WSC 3926
Relation	Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection
Coverage	20th century
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-WSC 3926